People-First Design: Advancing Health and Equity in Nebraska
Joslyn Art Museum, Community Room
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
By improving occupant and community health, well-being, and equity, USGBC is redefining green building—making spaces not just eco-friendly, but truly people-centered. The Quality of Life impact area now accounts for 25 percent of total credits in LEED v5, emphasizing holistic, human-centric design solutions.
Key integrated strategies include:
- Just and clean supply chains: ensuring equitable sourcing and transparency across materials.
- Safe, healthy project sites: prioritizing worker health, indoor comfort, air quality, and acoustics.
- Integrative design approach: implementing early-stage climate, human impact, and resilience assessments.
- Community health and opportunity: expanding access to green and public spaces, strengthening local workforce, and encouraging equitable development.
Join USGBC Nebraska Flatwater at the world-class and award-winning Joslyn Art Museum to explore and tour this leading-edge local project and the best practices used to achieve LEED Gold certification. Together with regional experts, we’ll demonstrate how to apply holistic, people-first solutions using USGBC tools and resources to advance human health, well-being, and equity through green building.
GBCI Continuing Education Hours:
2.5 Hours
AIA Hours:
2.5 LU/HSW
What to Expect
Leading Edge Education
Earn CE credit and learn from exclusive content
Peer-to-Peer Engagement
Network with our ever-growing green building audience
Scalable Solutions
Real-world case studies and GBCI tools in action
Speakers
See the full agenda with speakers, descriptions and continuing education information.
Aaron Dorf
Andrew Lang
Jack Becker, PhD
Julie Peterson
Nico Kienzl, DDES, LEED Fellow, ASHRAE, HBDP
Nyemarie Mathias
Ryan Fisher
Sarah Gudeman, PE, LEED Fellow
Agenda at a Glance
- 2:30 PMWelcome
- 2:50 PMLEED v5 Overview + Impact Area: Quality of Life
- 3:20 PMJoslyn Art Museum: A Reimagined and Rejuvenated Community Space
- 4:05 PMBreak
- 4:15 PMTour of the Joslyn
- 4:55 PMClosing remarks
- 5:00 PMAdjourn
Special student and emerging professional rates available.
Sponsorship
Reach an engaged audience of green building professionals by signing on as a sponsor.
Benefits vary by level and can include speaking opportunities, exclusive branding and more.
Contact jpeterson@usgbc.org with questions.
About USGBC's Transformation Forums
USGBC’s Transformation Forums convene industry leaders, practitioners, and sustainability professionals to learn and engage around specific, locally relevant topics. Built around growing connections and green building education, forum models adapt to meet audience needs and inspire action. Check out our calendar on usgbc.org to see our upcoming forums nationwide.